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RE: are there any Marchand Xover enhancements that you would suggest ?

Posted by pictureguy (A) on April 25, 2015 at 14:10:09

In Reply to: RE: are there any Marchand Xover enhancements that you would suggest ? posted by Satie on April 25, 2015 at 11:51:14:

Copied from the PASS DIY site.

Per Pass DIY SITE.

Rectifiers.
Yeah, sure, rectifiers are important, after all, the AC has to get converted to DC, but I don't like the fast recovery types that some audiophiles have raved about. Fast recovery means that they withstand many amps and volts in a tenth of a few nano-seconds, something we don't see very often on the old 60 Hz AC line. They are essential element in switching power supplies, but for regular "linear" power supplies, I much prefer SLOW diodes, and we create them by placing small capacitor circuits across the diodes, which greatly reduces radiated noise.


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